Match holder



8. ROBERT MATCH HOLDER Aug. 26, 1924.

Filed Dec. 11

- A TTORNEY Patented Aug. 26, 1924',

F FlCE ATE? SAMUEL ROBERT, 01 NEW YORK, N. Y.

MATCH Application filed December 11, 1823.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, SAMUEL ROBERT, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city, county, and State or New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Match Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to match holders and more particularly to a noveland simply constructed holding device for match books of the characternow in general use wherein a plurality of fiat stem matches are securedwithin a suitable paper cover or envelop.

It is the primary object and purpose of my present improvements toprovide a match book holder and supporting device of such constructionthat the match book in its entirety cannot be readily removed from theholder and appropriated and which at the same time admits of the easyand quick removal of the stub portion 01 the match book from said holderand the insertion of a new match book therein.

It is also an object of my present improvements to provide a holding orsupporting device for such matchbooks wherein the frictional strikingsurface of the envelop or binder in which the matches are enclosed willbe entirely exposed and accessible.

In a practical embodiment of my present invention, i provide a fixedsupporting member and a match book receiving and retaining memberpivotally mounted upon the supporting member for swinging movement withrespect thereto. Preferably, I provide the parts with coactingfrictional latch means for releasably securing the swinging member inits effective position relative to the support, said member having aseat or stop preventing movement of the match book in one direction, andone of said parts being provided with means to coact with an edge of thepaper holder or binder for the matches and thereby prevent movement ofthe match book in the opposite direction whereby it might be withdrawnfrom said holder.

My invention also comprehends a certain relative mounting andarrangement of the support and the movable match holding and retainingmember whereby the match stems will themselves act to prevent swingingmovement of the holding member to such a position relative to thesupport as would admit of the removal of the match book, such removal ofthe denuded stub beingonly HOLDER.

Serial No. 679,969.

possible when all of the matches have been torn oi? or separatedtherefrom.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theimproved match book holder, and in the form, construction and relativearrangement of its several parts as will be hereinait'ter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and subsequentlyincorporated in the subjoiued claims.

In the drawing wherein I have illustrated a simple and practicalembodiment of the invention and in which similar reference charactersdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section showing oneform of the improved holder mounted upon an ash tray and provided withmeans for supporting a plurality of match books;

lligure 2 is a front view oi the holder having a match book heldtherein;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken line 83 of Figure 2 showing the matchbook holding and retaining member moved to its open position for thedischarge of the book stub;

Figure 4t is a perspective view showing the primary parts of the holderseparated;

Figure 5 is a detail horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure2; and

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view show ing a slight modification ofthe device.

The invention forming the subject matter of this application isprimarily designed for use in hotels and restaurants where it is on thedesired to supply matches for the use of patrons. However, in order tominimize the expense incurred in furnishing this accommodation, it isdesirable to prevent the appropriation of the entire supply matches by asingle individual. Therefore, I have herein shown one en'ibodiment ofthe holder suitably mounted and arranged upon an ash tray 10, in thepresent instance, this tray being shown provided with a central taperedportion 11 having a vertically extending bore 12 through which thefastening or securing bolt 18 for the holder is disposed,

he body member 16 of the holder is in the form of a U-shaped plate asseen in Figure L of the drawings. the parallel legs of which arevertically disposed while the-intermediate portion thereof rests uponthe top'ot the tapered part 11 of the tray, being tightlv ofv securedthere-on by the head ll-Of the bqlt lift e ace The oppositefend of--this-b-olt isthreaded to receive the clamping nut 15.

Each of the parallel portions ofth-e-member 16 has a match book holderthereon, but;

retaining members, as itwill 'be understood other is constructed and jarranged n:- i ike a e Upon the opposite ends of the vertical leg ofthesupporting memberi 16, vertically spaced lugs and 118";respectivelyare .pro-

7 ez tend at i ri ht angles\ to the plane of the support. Each of thelugs 18"is formed'withan indentation or cone-avoconvei; portion 19in-itsj end, the concave surface is in the outer'side face of the lug.v

The match book holding and retaining memberQlas herein shown,consistsof'parallel end portions 23- connected at their upp er and lowerends by. the spaced parallel horizontally extending parts 24 and 25.Theend "portions 23*at the ends! thereof connected by the; part 24 ,areprovided ,with openingsQfQadaptedto register with open ings inathe lugs17 to receive suitable pivot pins 26 whereby the member 21 is connectedto th' el upper end 'ofgthe vertical support 16 for lateralfswingingmovement 'withrespect thereto.

In this construction, I provide upon a the upper edge ofthe horizontalpart 24 of-the h old'er an, inwardly and downwardly turned flange 27extending the. entire length-thereof, Theendjporti ons 23' of the holderat o itheir-opposite endsare provided with indentations 20 therebyproducing projections on the. inner faces thereof adapted forengagement'withthe concave sides of the indentations 19' in the lugs 18.T'heseco- -acting=partsthus provide a frictional latch means'l'forretaining-the match book holder in a perpendicularposition in parallelrelation with'the support- 16as shown in Fig 11-Ife@1"Of 'tlfl'8drawing. The lOXVGIflPOItlOIl 3( of,the; horizontal part 25 0f theholder is}; curved inwardly between; the end portions 23 thereof; for apurpose which will 'ye; xr a e -,fl e p e w en arallelj parts"24;;fa111d: 2fpr'o'vides a lona-ll'y extending opening 33 and at the is-i isrr -nina e-end P "-v t" 2 o "the 'h'older"are n otchedor-reh ch-prv de nt e y the friction surface 35 of the match book. Preferably, Iprovide the horizontal part 25 of the holder centrally thereof with afinger receiving notch or recess 36 so that the member 24: can bereadily swung outwardly to itsopen position as shown in Figure 3 of thedrawing.

The well known paper match books are of standard size, and the holder 21is of such width that when latched in perpendicular position against theouter side of the support 16, it will snugly receive the end of thematch book. The matches, herein represented by the numeral 9, have herible flat paper stems, said stems b'eingintegral with a paper card fromwhichthe match ,stems are adapted to be torn. Two of'these match cardsare arranged upon each other and around the stub portions thereof oneend of a paperfolder or envelopis engaged and securely fastened by meansof suitable metal clips. The free end or flap of this folder isusu-ally'tucked between the paper match card andthe other end edge ofthe folder within which said match cards are secured. In the use-of-mydevice, as above described, the paper envelopuon one side of the matchesis torn off approximately 011 a line coinciding with the other end edgeof the folder on the opposite side of the. matches. The remaining endportion 29 of the folder remains bound to the match cards by the metalclips and one side thereof is provided with the frictional surface 35.With the folder 21 latched upon the side of the support 16 as shown inFig. 1, the stub end of the match book is inserted downwardly betweenthe supporting plate and the inturned flange" 27 on the part 2% of theholder until'the lower end of the book stub contacts with the inwardlycurved edge 30 of the part 25 of said holder. At this time, the freeedge of the paper stub above the frictional holder, while the stop orseat 80 willprevent the match book being forced downwardly betweentheholder and the supporting plate 16'. In this mannerthematch 7 bookwill; be securely held so that-it-cannct be readily withdrawn andappropriated." At the same time, the individual matches may be veryeasily torn off one at a tim e from the paper cards. The stub end of thebook is very firmly held betweenv the bars 24 and 25 and the supportingplate 16with' the entire frictional surface 35 accessible through theopening 33 so'that the matchfheads can be moved horizontally throughsaid opening; in; contact with said frictionsurface. 1"

It will also be observed from reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings thatso long as any of the paper match stems remain connected with the cardssecured in the paper binder 29, the holding and retaining member 21cannot be unlatched and swung laterally from the side of the supportingplate 16 to a suflicient extent to enable the match book to be removed.This is due to the fact that the paper match stems will contact againstthe upper edge of the supporting plate 16 and prevent such swingingmovement. However, after all of the matches have been used so that onlythe stub remains, the member 21 may be pivotally moved and swunglaterally to the position shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. By thenpressing against the outer side of the stub through the opening 33, thestub may be disengaged from the seat 30 so that it will fall downwardlybetween the member 21 and the plate 16. After returning the member 21 toits latched position with respect to the supporting plate 16, a newmatch book may be inserted in the holder in the manner above described.

As shown in Figure 6 of the drawing, instead of providing the inturnedhook 27 on the part 24 of the pivoted holder, I may provide a similaroutwardly turned hook or flange 27' on the upper edge of the supportingplate 16. However, I prefer the construction first described, since inthe latter case, the remaining edge of the binder 29 after tearing offthe paper cover or envelop may be uneven so that it would not alwaysproperly engage under the flange 27.

From the foregoing description considcred in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it will be seen that I have provided a ve simple,inexpensive and serviceable holding device for book matches. While lhave above referred to my invention as being principally intended foruse in hotels and restaurants, it will of course be apparent that thedevice may also be employed with advantage in cigar stores, and forprivate use as well. Also, it will be manifest that since the severalparts of the device are of very simple form and can be readily producedfrom sheet metal stampings, the article may be manufactured and sold atcomparatively small cost.

I have herein shown and described several desirable constructions of mypresent invention, but it will be understood that the device might alsobe exemplified in numerous other alternative constructions, and Itherefore reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimatechanges in the form, proportion and relative arrangement of the severalparts as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A match book holder comprising a Supporting member, and a holdingmember nor mally parallel with the supporting member and pivotallymounted upon one side of the supporting member for swinging movementwith respect thereto, said holding member constructed to receive thestub end of a match book and support and retain the same against oneside of said supporting member to prevent the bodily removal of saidbook. when the holding member is parallel with the supporting member.

2. A holder for match books comprising a supporting member, a holdingmember pivotally mounted upon one side of the supporting member forswinging movement in respect thereto, said holding member adapted toreceive the stub end of the match book and having a portion preventingshifting movement of the match book in one direction when the supportingmember and the holding member are disposed in parallel rela tion, andone of said parts having means coacting with a portion of the match bookstub to prevent movement of the match book in the opposite direction.

3. A match book holder comprising a vertical support, a holding memberpivotally mounted upon one side of the support for lateral swingingmovement with respect thereto, said holding member adapted to receiveand retain the stub end of a match book against one side of said supportwhen the holding member is disposed in parallel relation thereto, saidholding member having means preventing the bodily withdrawal of thematch book therefrom, and latch means for retaining said holding memberin its operative position upon said support.

4. A match book holder comprising a vertical support, a holding memberpivotally mounted upon one side of the support for lateral swingingmovement with respect thereto and adapted to receive the stub end of-amatch book, said holding member being provided with means on itsopposite edges to coact with the match book stub when said holder isdisposed in parallel relation to the support and prevent the bodilymovement of the match book in either direction between said support andholding member, and means for releasably latching the holding member insuch position with respect to the support.

5. A match book holder comprising a vertical support, a holding memberpivotally mounted on one side of the support for lateral swingingmovement, said member when in parallel relation to the support adaptedto receive a match book and having stop means at one of its endslimiting the movement of said stub in one direction, said holding memberat its other end being provided with a flange turned inwardly towardsthe support and adapted to engage a part of the match book stub toprevent bodily.- movement: of the match book in the opposite direction,andi a. frictional latch devicer for releasablyretainingthe holdingmember. in itseifective position withrela- .tion ,to. saidsupport.

6., In a match'book. holder, the combination. ofa support for holdingamatchbook having walls surrounding the sides: of the bound .endof;saidbook, means on. said support engaging; an edge ofthematch book forpreventing its removal therefrom, and means permitting the.. opening of1' one side of said holder to enable. the stub, to be. removed;

7. Ina. match book holder,- the combination of.a,separable support, forholding a match. book. having walls surrounding the sides of the boundend, of, the match book with. an opening substantially. conforming withthe striking;surface fthe match book, means, on said holder; engaging anedge abovethestriking surface of the. match book for preventingitslremoval ,fromthe holder, and means" p.ei'm itting, the. opening. of.one side of said holder.

8.,In. a ;m atch book holder, thecombinationv of aseparablesupport forholding the match book having walls surrounding, the sides of the bound.end thereof, means on said holder engaging an edgeof .the: match ,bookfor L limiting. its [upward movement, and preventing, its removal. from,the. holder, a support distancedfrom said .means substantially the.depth -of the: striking surface for supporting the match book. andlimiting its downward movement, and means permitting the separating. ofthe wallsl of said holder.

9.. In a. match .bookholder, the combina tionof a. frame support forholding the stub end of ,a match, book substantially equal, the

while said'stub contains matches, and means.

permitting the opening ofsaid' frame 10. In a match book holder, thecombination of a support for. holding amatch book having Walls"surrounding the sides; ofjthe bound end of the match book, means on said1 support engaging anedge on thee-match book for preventing, the removalof? the match book from the support, and meanspermittingtheseparating-of saicliwalls to permit the removalofthematchflbook'stub from the removal preventing me ans,

11. In amafchjbook. holder, the combination ofa support for holding amatch book having. walls: surrounc ling the sides, of fthe boundjend ofthe match ,book, meansr on. id

support engaging an edge ofthe match book for, limiting the upward]movement thereof and preventingitsjremovalffrom the support, awall'distanoed from said means substantially the depthof'the striking'surface.,-.

of the st,andard 1natch book-for limiting its downward movement, andmeans permitting the moving of the last namedwall to enable thesaidstubtobe disengaged from the means limitingthe upward movement ofthematch book.,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name hereunder.

SAMUEL ROBERT;

